Yami groaned as he stretched, he rubbed his eyes a bit as he sat up in bed. That was some strange dream he had last night, him and the Prickly Princess, having a kid together. He almost wanted to laugh, it was so ridiculous. He and her, having a kid, he shook his head as he got out of bed. That would be the last time he ate Charmy's cooking before he went to bed. He stood up, stretched again, and walked out of his bedroom. He hoped today would be an easy day with some much deserved down time.

He walked down the hall into the common room and frowned; it was silent, eerily silent. He cautiously walked into the room and looked around, he froze when he saw what had the Black Bulls so quiet. They were all surrounding Hikari as she politely answered the questions they threw at her, all the ones she could answer anyway. Yami blinked rapidly as he realized he hadn't been dreaming the day before, he did have a kid with Charlotte, one from the future and that was currently 19 years old. He walked up to them and heard Hikari laugh, it sounded so much like Charlotte's that it made him freeze on the spot again.

" Oh no, dad hasn't changed much at all! He's still tough on everyone and tries to get us to push past our limits, he doesn't cut me any slack at all even though I'm his daughter." She laughed sheepishly, the Black Bull members' faces looked a mixture of disappointment and awe.

" That's just like Captain Yami, he treats everyone equally no matter who they are or what their status is!" Asta said in admiration, Noelle sighed and looked at him.

" You would think he would at least cut his own daughter some slack." Noelle said as she crossed her arms, Yami walked up behind all of them.

" What makes you think that? I don't cut anyone slack when it comes to training, and I mean anyone." Yami suddenly said, making everyone but Hikari jump, she had noticed him walking up to them but didn't say a word.

" Captain Yami!" They all shouted in unison, Yami shook his head before looking at Hikari.

" They bothering you?" Yami asked her, Hikari shook her head and waved away his concerns.

" No they're not bothering me, I'm actually having fun answering their questions." Hikari told him with a small smile, it was nice seeing how different some of them were compared to how she knew them. Grey, Noelle, and Finral were the ones that had surprised her, she knew Grey had been terribly shy before she married Gauche but it was still weird to actually see how shy she was. She noticed Noelle seemed to be a little more closed off and kind of colder, she had heard about her being like this at one time but she had grown to be much warmer. Finral, well, he wasn't as flirty in her time for obvious reasons. So him being so forward last night had thrown her for a loop.

" Mhm, that 'fun' will wear off in a while trust me. Anyway," Yami said as he walked over and sat down on the couch, he quickly pulled out a cigarette and lit it before Hikari could say anything. " the Prickly Princess should be here soon. We're all moving into a new house today, since Julius wants you to 'adjust' and thinks us all living together will help." Yami grumbled slightly before taking a drag of his cigarette. He knew there was more to it then that.

Julius wanted them to keep an eye on her.

Yami doubted it was because he was mistrustful of Hikari, she hadn't lied to them once, and if she did Yami would be able to sense it with his Qi. But it was because they didn't know why she was sent there, they figured out who sent her last night, which Yami would have to tell Julius about later. He noticed a sadness in Hikari's eyes that quickly disappeared.

Hikari didn't want to leave, even though she had only been here for less than 24 hours she wanted to stay. She was enjoying spending time with these versions of the Black Bulls, they were so fascinating and she wanted to know more about them like this. This place was her home, even if it looked slightly smaller and less crowded now.

There was a soft knock on the door, Yami yelled for them to come in and they opened the door. Charlotte looked around and spotted Yami sitting away from the group, she walked over to him and sat down.

" Don't stop on my account." Charlotte said as they all looked over at her before glancing at Yami, who nodded, and they went back to questioning Hikari. Charlotte turned to look at Yami. " How long has the inquisition been going on?"

" Since before I woke up if I had to guess." Yami shrugged slightly. " How'd your squad take the news?" When asked this Charlotte sighed.

" About as well as yours did, except for Sol, she wasn't too happy at first. Well, she was more confused than unhappy, but I think after she meets Hikari she'll become accustomed to the idea." Charlotte explained with a shrug. " But everyone else seemed pretty excited and supportive about the idea, although they don't like that I'm no longer going to be at the headquarters for the time being."

" Mine are the same. But they'll have to get over it for now, besides, we're going to be in close proximity to both right? It shouldn't be a big deal, especially since Hikari's an adult and can stay by herself." Yami pointed, she nodded in agreement.

" But even though she's an adult, adjusting to this new world could still be a challenge." Charlotte countered, and he nodded in agreement as well. All three of them living together made sense, as well as making them live in a new house instead of at one of the bases.

" We need to be going before we lose daylight." Charlotte said as she stood up and walked towards the doors. " It's time to go Hikari." The young girl blinked before looking at Yami, he stood as well and shrugged a shoulder.

" You heard her, c'mon let's go. I'll come back for my stuff later today." Yami said, he watched the young girl slump in defeat; she really didn't want to leave yet. " You can come by and visit whenever you want. These brats aren't going anywhere." Yami added before rubbing the back of his neck and looking away, oddly he didn't like hurting her feelings and he didn't want to see her sad. Huh, was this a fatherly instinct? He only knew the girl for a few hours and yet he felt like he had known her forever! It was strange. Hikari's face brightened instantly as she stood up.

" Great! I'll come back as often as I can!" She announced happily, she would probably come back here and hang out with the others everyday, but she also wanted to hang out with some of the Blue Rose Knights. Hm, this was going to be tricky. She would have to divide her time between the two squads well, but she also needed to help find a way home, or at least figure out why she was here in the first place!

Hikari followed Yami and Charlotte outside, there were three brooms sitting there, and she grabbed the one in the middle, crouched down on it, and levitated in the air. Her 'parents' did the same and they flew towards their new temporary home. As they journeyed Hikari's mind wandered a bit; everyone looked relatively the same, albeit much younger now than when she knew them. It seemed to her that Grey and Gauche were already together, or were in the beginning stages of it anyway, Zora was still single from what he said, her parents were obviously not together, and it seemed that Noelle still hasn't told Asta about her feelings. This was very curious. She tilted her head in thought after a moment.

She wondered if any of the other couples from the different squads were together or not.

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The three landed softly outside of a small building that would be their new home. Like the Black Bulls base it was pretty secluded, but it was also a short broom ride to the Capital as well as to the Blue Rose Knight and Black Bull bases. It was a bit larger than the Black Bulls base, but smaller than the Blue Rose one. Yami walked up to the door and pushed it open, the common room was a bit larger than the Black Bulls, but it still had a couple of couches, a long dinner table, a few coffee tables, and a bar. On their left seemed to be the entrance to the kitchen and a small breakfast area, it was much smaller than the Black Bulls. 'Charmy would be having a fit if she saw it', Yami thought with a chuckle. He looked up and noticed a short staircase in front of them. The house appeared to have multiple wings which made him frown in confusion; if it was only going to be the three of them, then why did they need the extra rooms?

" Huh, this looks a lot like the Black Bulls hideout. Except the layouts are different." Hikari noted as she stepped beside Yami, Charlotte made a 'hmm' noise as she looked around.

" The layout is similar to our headquarters, except smaller and much darker." Charlotte muttered, it seemed like Julius either made or found a house that was similar enough to both bases in order to make them all comfortable. Huh, how thoughtful.

" So, what do we do now?" Hikari asked as she crossed her arms.

" We find our rooms, drop off our things, and look around." Charlotte suggested, the other two nodded and they went off in seperate directions to find their rooms.

Hikari found one that was similar to the one she had at the Black Bulls base, but it was much larger, like she could probably fit at least 6-8 beds in there! She placed her Katana down on the bed with a sigh, that was the only thing she had been able to grab, she had no clothes or anything. Just her Katana. She turned as she heard a soft knock on her door, not waiting for a reply Charlotte walked in.

" I'm sorry to intrude, but I brought you some of my old clothes. You look to be around my size, so they should fit, if not I can always have them tailored." Charlotte smiled softly as she handed the girl the stack of clothes. Hikari looked away sheepishly as she took the clothes from her with a soft 'thank you'. ' She's just like Yami, she doesn't seem to get sheepish easily, but when she does she's absolutely adorable!' Charlotte thought with an internal giggle. She watched the girl place the clothes inside the empty dresser.

" I'm sorry there isn't more I can do to help." Charlotte apologized as her smile turned sad. " I wish there was a way I could help you get home sooner, so you can be with your parents and siblings." Charlotte couldn't begin to imagine how Hikari was feeling being away from the people she loved and cared about, she was probably scared and upset but refused to show it.

" It isn't your fault. I'll be home with them soon enough, after we get the answers to all of our questions that is." She told her as she leaned against the dresser, Charlotte nodded in agreement. The two women stood in comfortable silence for a moment before Charlotte decided to break it, with a surprising question.

" So, do you have a boyfriend?" The question seemed to surprise both women. Charlotte had been spending too much time around the girls in her squad for that question to come out of her mouth. Hikari frowned in both thought and confusion.

" No, I mean, I have boy friends as in friends that are boys. But I'm not actually dating anyone. I want to accomplish my dream first." Hikari said firmly and with a nod for emphasis, Charlotte tilted her head.

" What's your dream?"

" To become the Wizard Queen someday." She announced proudly and with a confident smirk. " But, not only will I have to get stronger and surpass all my limits, there are a few people I'll have to knock out in order to get there." Hikari said the last part softly, the white haired young man with a warm smile and bright blue eyes appeared in her mind again at the statement and she quickly shook her head.

" Well, I'm sure with the help of Yami and your friends, you'll be able to accomplish those goals easily." Charlotte told her with an encouraging smile, Hikari opened her mouth to speak before she saw Yami suddenly walk by.

" Yami?" She called out, he stopped and looked at the women before walking in. He had a confused look on his face.

" What's wrong?" Charlotte asked, her face and tone suddenly growing serious. Yami sighed before crossing his arms, he was holding a communication device in his hand.

" That was Marx, Julius's assistant. Apparently, I need to go get Zora and bring him to the Capital." Yami said, Charlotte also frowned in confusion, but Hikari's eyes widened and looked hopeful.

" Why do you think he asked for Zora?" Charlotte asked, causing Yami to shrug again before turning around and walking out of the room.

" No idea. But I plan to find out."